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In The Spotlight
Shining a Spotlight on Nonprofits Making a Difference
Thankful for Our Wonderful Volunteers
Thankful for Our Wonderful Volunteers Our numbers are soaring! Volunteer Network OC’s drive to register volunteers has been quite successful, and we have seen many new faces at our volunteer events. Our slogan, and [...]
Let’s Encourage Each Other
Let's Encourage Each Other On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, I attended a wonderful 9/11 Commencement Ceremony presented by The Power Of One Foundation and hosted by actor Jack Scalia. This was an amazing [...]
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Angels Among Us
Individuals Making a Difference in the Lives of Others
Caring Educators Nourishing All (CENA)
For more than 25 years, the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) has worked to provide support and care for some of the neediest families in Santa Ana; one such activity is the district’s annual [...]
Lindburgh McPherson – A Shining Example of Giving
You know that feeling you had when you were a child and you walked into a room full of Christmas trees and decorations? The wonderment of it all? You just couldn't take in the [...]
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Inspiring Stories
Individuals Who Beat the Odds and are Living a Better Life
Cheers to Two Local Restaurants
Cheers to Two Local Restaurants Last month, Friends of Volunteer Network OC spent the morning helping homeless men and women in Laguna Beach. We handed out Bombas socks, lunch bags, blankets and face masks, and [...]
A Note From Our Intern Matthew Plaza
A Note From Our Intern Matthew Plaza Hello supporters and volunteers of Volunteer Network OC, Over the past ten weeks, I have had the honor of being the Community Outreach intern for Volunteer Network OC [...]
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In The News
Current Events Related to Poverty and Homelessness in O.C.
You Can Make A Difference
Last week, I had the honor of doing a talk about Volunteer Network OC for a women’s group at the Elk’s Club in Santa Ana. I had heard that this group of women were [...]
Volunteering Christmas Eve Morning
Christmas is a time for giving and sharing and our monthly volunteer event, Helping Hands-Friends of VNOC , did not disappoint! The cold weather and fog couldn’t keep them from volunteering on Christmas Eve [...]
“The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service.”
∼Henry Wadsworth Longfellow